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← Democratic nations most love peace while democratic armies most desire war, both because of equality

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 28 Jan 2022 to 21 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under America America Everything filed under Europe Europe Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under Russia Russia Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Democratic nations most love peace while democratic armies most desire war, both because of equality Democratic nations most love peace whiledemocratic armies most desire war, bothbecause of equality AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democratic peoples love equality more than freedom, and will demand it even in servitude — tap to centre the map on it Democratic peoples love equalitymore than freedom, and will demandit even in servitude AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democratic institutions foster envy through a passion for equality they cannot satisfy — tap to centre the map on it Democratic institutions foster envythrough a passion for equality theycannot satisfy AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: A neutral America might have helped bring a quick democratic peace, but at war it is the Allies' rudderless tool — tap to centre the map on it A neutral America might have helpedbring a quick democratic peace, butat war it is the Allies' rudderlesstool RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: Alongside a healthy passion for equality, a depraved one prefers equality in slavery to unequal freedom — tap to centre the map on it Alongside a healthy passion forequality, a depraved one prefersequality in slavery to unequalfreedom AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: In war every government, democratic or autocratic, crushes whatever deflects energy from victory — tap to centre the map on it In war every government, democraticor autocratic, crushes whateverdeflects energy from victory RB Randolph Bourne — holds since c. 1917–1918 — tap for who they are Same subject: Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war — tap to centre the map on it Weighing its gains against its harmsshows that an unjust peace is farbetter than a righteous war DE Desiderius Erasmus — holds since c. 1513–1515 — tap for who they are Same subject: Democracy is safer and less prone to sedition than oligarchy — tap to centre the map on it Democracy is safer and less prone tosedition than oligarchy AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. — tap to centre the map on it Be careful wishing for a world withno war at all, because what would berequired to enforce it might beworse than a little war. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it A price cap on Russian oil canreduce Russian oil revenue even withlimited compliance, by strengtheningbuyers' bargaining position. Last stated 4 years ago 11 Oct 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it A pro-West stance is mostly right: aworld more aligned with the CCP orRussia seems a bad one. Last stated 2 years ago 15 Oct 2024 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at theedge of the Overton window has tohold two cultures at once — the truebelievers and the seriousprofessionals who think they arecrazy — and integrating them is whatmakes it work. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is themost fragile kind: when Rome’scentre failed, its successors wereleft without the resources oradministration to do what it haddone. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Jan 2022 BD Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A movement of lawyers in defense of social, labor, and rights movements will become increasingly necessary in Portugal. — tap to centre the map on it A movement of lawyers in defense ofsocial, labor, and rights movementswill become increasingly necessaryin Portugal. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 RV Raquel Varela — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being usedas a signal of fealty to PresidentTrump. Last stated 4 weeks ago 11 Oct 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Democratic nations most love peace while democratic armies most desire war, both because of equality Last stated c. 1840 Holds Alexis de Tocqueville Read this korrent →